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Donate: Haiti Relief Fund          Total Funds Received  $9,834.23
Message from Arthur J. Gass, Sr. President, Black Chamber of Commerce of Lake County (BCCLC) & Reverend John
A. McBride, President, North Shore Baptist Ministers Alliance (NSBMA): The BCCLC and NSBMA have established the
Haiti Relief Efforts account at Seaway National Bank & Trust, 1334 N. Lewis Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois 60085 to aid
and assist exclusively the residents of Haiti.
Transparency Report of Funds Collected to-date.
Offers contractors within Lake County the best of skilled and trained laborers for the
construction trades…

Our Intensive Training Program:
Prepares graduates for the Union Apprentice Test

Provide minorities and women for eligibility compliance with Signatory Contractors

Consists of over 80-hours of on-the-job-training experience

Is the only pre-apprenticeship construction trades program in Lake County
     that employs contractors with talented and experienced workers  
                  BCC Training Academy       
Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Trades Program
BCCTA Graduates Have:
A 30-hour OSHA card  

A high school diploma or GED

Flagger Certification


A valid driver’s license

Been screened and drug tested     

An interest in construction trades as a career

  • Blue Print Reading

  • Carpentry

  • Electrical

  • Epoxy Flooring

  • Financial Literacy

  • HVAC

  • Masonry

  • Painting

  • Plumbing

  • Residential Energy
      Conservation
“Everyday is a Decision of Excellence”
"Good for Business, Good for Community, Good for Everyone"